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continuity

noun

con·​ti·​nu·​i·​ty ˌkän-tə-ˈnü-ə-tē How to pronounce continuity (audio)
-ˈnyü-
plural continuities
1
a
: uninterrupted connection, succession, or union
… its disregard of the continuity between means and ends … Sidney Hook
b
: uninterrupted duration or continuation especially without essential change
the continuity of the company's management
2
: something that has, exhibits, or provides continuity: such as
a
: a script or scenario in the performing arts
b
: transitional spoken or musical matter especially for a radio or television program
c
: the story and dialogue of a comic strip
3
: the property of being mathematically continuous

Synonyms

Example Sentences

The art historian is studying the continuities between the painter's works and those of her followers. There's a problem with the movie's continuity.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English continuite, borrowed from Anglo-French continuité, borrowed from Latin continuitāt-, continuitās, from continuus continuous + -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of continuity was in the 15th century

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